Turns out we’ve been putting the lights on our Christmas trees on in the wrong way

According to designer Francesco Bilotto, the traditional method of wrapping them horizontally in circles around the branches is not the way to do it.

He claims we should drape them vertically instead, as this prevents the glow from the lights from getting lost in the middle of the tree.

Francesco told HouseBeautiful.com: “This way every tip of your tree, from branch to branch, will twinkle with delight.”

He added: “Another added bonus is when you dismantle your tree and take off the lights, it’ll be easier and less messy to remove strands from the exterior of the tree — rather than fighting a stubborn almost dried branch.”

When should I put the Christmas tree up and when is the start of advent?